Silence

I sat in the silence for five minutes and I realized how dependent us teens are nowadays on not only technology but the longing to be communicated with, it showed that it can be peaceful yes but then again quite nerve wrecking knowing that you can't make a sound and in the bear silence and solitude of your room, for me it was kind of relaxing to the point where I almost went to sleep because since I have so many younger siblings getting some nice and quiet time is great and just a good way to feel my own and feel at ease. So there's both pros and cons to this.

Soyinka Hedges Berry Carson

Soyinka: "I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture."
~Her quote describes how she felt and where or more say explains how her feelings toward culture and so on would be different from others, and it's just a better view on things than other, she gives herself an pathological feel behind her reasoning its also a little ethological depending on how people would take it.

Hedges:"War and the nationalist myth that fuels it are the purveyors of low culture-folklore, quasi-historical dramas, kitsch, sentimental doggerel, and the theater and film the portray the glory of the solders in past wars or currents wars dying nobly for their homelands."
~This quote specifies how the culture scene binds with the scene of how he feels toward glory and grace and so on, its a more of a sypmnotic view on something that wouldn't looked at in this sense or light.

Quotes, yo!

1~"That government is best which governs least."
2~"Break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine."
3~"For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever."
4~"Cast your whole vote not a strip of paper merely but your whole influence."
5~"Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison."

I agree with number one because it is his way of showing how he feels toward the government in such a sense that we can metaphorically relate to, cause nobody no matter who you are likes being told what to do and the best way in most humans eyes to be governed or "controlled" is by letting us learn by our own mistakes, letting us do what we want then learning from our wrongs.

I agree with number two because it also kind of relates to my theory in number one, we can make our own decisions and choices so let us counter act our wrongs with rights so we know not to mess up or make the same mistake again in the near future.

I agree with number three because it doesn't matter what you begin with usually the only thing that will matter is how you end something and whether you come out strong or not, it doesn't depend on how you started off whether it was bad, or struggling but as long as you've achieved your goals and dreams you should be happy with yourself.

I agree with number four because it doesn't matter in any situation that you are in speak your mind, who knows where it'll get you it might lead you to great things. You never know unless you try and if you give your all or put your input into something it could turn out great, maybe even better than you had expected.

And lastly I agree with number five because if our freedom and creativity will be imprisoned than so will our body but you "Can't imprison my mind" whether or not you take away my freedom we will stand up in what we believe in.

Mentor

I personally don't think I have a mentor and if I did I don't know who it would be, what I consider a good mentor to be is someone who deep down knows the person for who they truly are and can accept that persons flaws and help change them for the better. The benefits of having a mentor is having someone who you feel as if you can relate to on a one on one status and know that they only push you to a certain extent to try and better you. Three significant lessons that mentors can teach others are:

*How to value not only themselves but others.

*To love all including themselves.

*And lastly how to have fun, since we are getting older the idea to have fun and imagine is slowly dying.

My day by the Hour(: (last friday)

6:00-Woke up got ready
7:00-Got in the car and dropped off all my sisters and slept majority of the time (I'm gonna miss being able to sleep in the car when I drive:| )
8:00-Danced n sang getttin ready for our first performance. #showchoir
9:00-Had English class, talked about Whinnie The Pooh.
10:00-Hmm math did some unit circles, and talked to Sarah and Jess Hardison also this ties into lunch where I ate with Sarah and some cool people(:
11:00-Hmm lunch still maybe? and french I honestly forget what we did...I'm notta fan of the clas...
12:00-study hall, saw uh a certain person(: and talked to Jessica Fiorini and Sarah before I went to the library (I don't think the librarian likes me cause I always ask her if I can "go to the bathroom" so I can see if I see ha a certain someone who happens to be an aid for the guidance counselor that bell nbd)
1:00-Hahaha had THE funniest sub for physics she failed at trying to stop lexie from talking to people through the window thing that connects the two science rooms.
2:00-Besides the fact that the previous day we watched my commercial this bell we talked about something interesting in psych(I'm only guessing I talk a lot this bell....)
3:00-Hung out with Stegman after school painted the wall hahaha and talked about a certain person, you know she's playing matchmaker.!
4:00-Drove my dad's truck to get my sisters and go home! Ahhh it was NICE!(:
5:00-Got to the school LATE for the show...cool momma. (I need my L's)
6:00-Got ready loaded the bus and headed to Northgaate!
7:00-Our first performance!!! It was pretty good actually!
8:00-Rolled up the the Finneytown basketball game looking suuppper ugly then like switched clothes with 80 different people and finally looked somewhat cute only for a guy who played me skep! Ha/:
9:00-Went to my friends house! After the game.
10:00-Got home and got ready for bed cause I had dance that next morning AND a performance! Blah!

~My day is a very busy day, and each day is different from others like I dance 6 outta 7 days of the week and I feel that the things that I do during the day are worth my while to make sure everyday is a fun day for me and not boring and dull, I keep things interesting...or try to. My moments of achievment are when I'm my happiest!(:

Walden Chnages My Routine!

I changed my morning routine and it totally messed me up and had a huge effect not only on me but everyone else in my house, see I don't yet have my license so I rely on my mother for transportation purposes and we have to be out of my house at a certain time with me have three little sisters n all where they go to different schools. Instead of me getting up washing my face brushing my teeth then getting dressed and eating breakfast I ate breakfast, got dressed brushed my teeth then finally washed my face. It made me feel different like as if I had forgotten what I was doing, like I felt as if I wasn't going to school this morning. It was easy to break but difficult to stick to I kept wanting to fall back on certain things to do them in a certain order. I learned that my original routine is much simpler and is the reason why I'm ready at a certain time to leave my house atta certain time.

Yoda & Society

Something that I must learn that is known as a "hidden" expectation in the society today that I live in that might have something to do with my race is dealing with all the expectations and stereotypes of African Americans I mean I personally don't get upset about these stereotypes but then again I tend to ignore them knowing that I don't have to live up to these and be what people see me to be by one look of the eyes. I mean in general I am different from majority of the African American teens that I know of today, and not everyone is the same. Like the famous quote says "You were born an original so don't die a copy." Like regardless of what society says or expects one to be, you can be yourself better be who ever you want!(:

My view on Nature in Steps.

Step One* Commodity:
Nature is a necessity need for us, and I see it as something that'll always be there for us when needed, whether it's for food or shelter it provides us with a safe and serene feeling. Like imagine the feelings and author describes when talking about a beach, they usually describe it as peaceful and serene with lavish waters and beautiful evergreen trees making the reader feel as if it is perfect and as if they are safe. But then again this intricate detailing of such a scene could also give the reader like an erie creepy feeling.

Step Two* Beauty:
According to Emerson's view of nature in step two :"Beauty" he says that it sometimes is a theraputic spot and a place where spirits can be lifted and freed as if this certain nature scene gives the spirit a surge of life. To me dealing with Beauty and nature it gives me the feeling that deep down nature can be anything that we feel defines beauty for ourselves, beauty in general has more than one meaning not just by how it looks or appears to the eyes but how we feel deep down inside when it comes to it. Like the true beauty behind it, from the emotion of the setting and all.

Step Three* Language:
Here are some of my favorite nature based metaphors(:
~The ocean is the wave, and the wave contains all of the ocean. The individual waves movement comes from the Ocean behind it. The individual exists because the Ocean exists.
~If what is true is repressed, it will bubble up from deep effecting everything in it's path. Volcanoes stand as an omen for change being forced if you will not flow, to a difference in perspective or shift in awareness that results when what we live isn't supporting the essence of what is really true.
~The berry represents wholeness. Every tiny seed that makes up the

berry is neccessary for it to be.

Each particle containing a seed of the berry holds a piece of the whole.

Even if each particle is ripped off, no matter how separate each piece is,

they still contain within them the trace of the whole, the essence of the Essence

Step Four* Discipline:
Nature to me in the means of discipline. When I hear this it reminds me of Buddha and how he relates to nature in such a calm way, ways which discipline his mind, body and soul. It also reminds me or just zen and a lot of calm aura. I feel as if this is the part of nature that teaches us how to be human and to not take everything or shall I say the little things in life for granted. We should always be thankful of who we are and where we come from and this piece of Nature understanding gives me the idea of Buddha. "Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves." -Buddha

Prompt #2

The moment in my life that I feel as if I've reached the marrow is when I got the call that I could do the Cincinnati Bell Commercial, I mean yeah it might sound cliche but ever since I could even like comprehend what acting was I've wanted to do something like that and when I finally got that chance I felt like the happiest girl ever. It was great.

Prompt #1

No I do not find this to be true, I disagree to this because a nonconformist is to be defined as someone who breaks the rules and goes against standardized morals, I feel as if all men are men by behaving in better manners to show their true manhood, and just being an adult. I mean yeah it's good to be an individual but you have to come to your senses and do what's said to be done every so often. An example that I've seen is like in jobs now a days when your said to do one thing, when we all know you may WANT to do something else but in order to get rewarded money you do what you're then told.